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Glass is mostly known for his role in addressing [[banking]] and the establishment of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/carter-glass Glass, Carter]. ''encylopedia.com''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> | Glass is mostly known for his role in addressing [[banking]] and the establishment of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/carter-glass Glass, Carter]. ''encylopedia.com''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | Along with [[Harry F. Byrd]], Glass came to oppose the [[New Deal]] in the Senate. Despite endorsing [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for re-election in 1936, he expressed his disdain towards the federal programs spearheaded by the president.<ref>[https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/glass-carter-1858-1946/ Glass, Carter (1858–1946)]. ''Encyclopedia Virginia''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> | ||
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Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was a progressive segregationist Democrat from Virginia who served as a United States senator and Secretary of the Treasury under President Woodrow Wilson. He was also a fiscal conservative who allied with Harry F. Byrd in opposing most of the New Deal.
Glass is mostly known for his role in addressing banking and the establishment of the Federal Reserve.[1]
U.S. Senate
Along with Harry F. Byrd, Glass came to oppose the New Deal in the Senate. Despite endorsing Franklin D. Roosevelt for re-election in 1936, he expressed his disdain towards the federal programs spearheaded by the president.[2]
References
- ↑ Glass, Carter. encylopedia.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ↑ Glass, Carter (1858–1946). Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved April 21, 2021.